Accessing Xfce4 via tightvnc

[Arthur H. Johnson II]

Gerard wrote:
> I am not sure if this is even the right list to post this on. I just
> figured I would start out here and see what transpires.
>
> Using:	FreeBSD-6.3
> 	Xfce4 version 4.4.1 (Xfce 4.4)
>
> I access xfce4 via 'tightvnc' from a WinXP machine. The program is
> started from the 'xstartup' file in "$HOME/.vnc". This is the contents
> of that file:
>
> **************************************************************
> #!/bin/sh
>
> #xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
> #xsetroot -solid grey
> #xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
> #twm &
> /usr/local/bin/startxfce4 &
>   
Are you setting the depth when you start the vncserver?  I know XFCE 
won't run at a depth of 8 while using vnc.  I usually set it to 16 or 24.